Home Minister Amit Shah welcomes PM’s decision to rename Khel Ratna Award

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has welcomed the decision of the Prime Minister to rename the Khel Ratna Award as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. In a  tweet, Mr. Shah said that naming the country’s highest sports honor ‘Khel Ratna Award’ after the greatest sportsperson, Major Dhyan Chand is a true tribute to him.

He said this decision



makes every person associated with the sports world proud. Mr. Shah said, he has full faith that the ‘Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’ will inspire every sportsperson in the country by the dedication of hockey magician Dhyan Chand towards the nation, his determination to raise its honor and his historic achievements, to raise the tricolor in the sports world to the top.